Original idea and final work
We are happy to announce that our Special Issue The Unique Altiplano-Puna Plateau: Environmental Perspectives of the Journal of South American Earth Sciences is finally finished. The publications were dedicated to Earth Science research in the Altiplano-Puna Plateau with an emphasis on the environment.
Unique natural characteristics of the high-elevation region were explored such as the distinctive geology and geomorphology, and its corresponding effect on geochemical processes and biota, among other factors, as well as the role of climate on geological, geomorphological, and/or geochemical signatures. Attention was paid to human-induced (anthropogenic) impacts including mining and acid generating mine waste in the region. With a focus on past and present environmental conditions of the Altiplano-Puna Plateau, the Special Issue assessed future needs and recommended interdisciplinary efforts for better understanding the fundamental relationship between natural and anthropogenic processes in the region.
Chapters
- Joseline Tapia, Jesica Murray, Mauricio Ormachea-Muñoz, Prosun Bhattacharya. The Unique Altiplano-Puna Plateau: Environmental Perspectives
- M. Gabriela Franco, Yesica J. Peralta Arnold, Carla D.S antamans, Romina L. López Steinmetz, Franco Tassi, Stefania Venturi, Cynthia B. Jofré, Pablo J. Caffe, Francisco E. Córdoba. Chemical and isotopic features of Li-rich brines from the Salar de Olaroz, Central Andes of NW Argentina.
- J. Tapia, B. Schneider, M. Inostroza, F. Álvarez-Amado, J.A. Luque, F. Aguilera, S. Parra, M. Bravo. Naturally elevated arsenic in the Altiplano-Puna, Chile and the link to recent (Mio-Pliocene to Quaternary) volcanic activity, high crustal thicknesses, and geological structures.
- Jesica Murray, D. Kirk Nordstrom, Bernhard Dold, Alicia Kirschbaum. Seasonal fluctuations and geochemical modeling of acid mine drainage in the semi-arid Puna region: The Pan de Azúcar Pb–Ag–Zn mine, Argentina
- Israel Quino Lima, Mauricio Ormachea Muñoz, Oswaldo Eduardo Ramos Ramos, Jorge Quintanilla Aguirre, Jyoti Prakash Maity, Arslan Ahmadade, ProsunBhattacharya. Hydrogeochemical contrasts in the shallow aquifer systems of the Lower Katari Basin and Southern Poopó Basin, Bolivian Altiplano.
- J. Tapia, S. Audry, J. Murray, P. Bhattacharya, M. Ormachea Muñoz, I. Quino-Lima, D.K. Nordstrom. The solid-state partitioning, distribution, and mineralogical associations of arsenic and antimony: Integrated findings from the Altiplano Puna, South America and international comparisons.
- Abraham Flores-Varas, Inger Heine-Fuster, Camila López-Allendes, Héctor Pizarro, Daniela Castro, José A. Luque, Adriana Aránguiz-Acuña. Ascotán and Carcote salt flats as sensors of humidity fluctuations and anthropic impacts in the transition zone of the Andean Altiplano.
- Carlos I. Molina, Julio Pinto, Dario Achá. Selection of macroinvertebrate metrics for rapid assessment of the human impact by biotic conditions of Bolivian Altiplano streams.
We hoper you enjoy our Special Issue as much as we did.